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The International Gaming Institute’s Center for Gaming Innovation is an incubator that seeks to create innovative and commercially viable casino games.
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A new game has quite a journey ahead of it before it can even reach the manufacturing stage. The industry has almost entirely moved away from traditional coin-operated, reel and lever-based machines in favor of large touchscreen monitors and cashless betting, leading to a greater variety and complexity of offerings.

According to the Center for Gaming Research at UNLV, the state’s sportsbooks took in almost $7.9 billion in wagers in 2024, which translated into gaming revenue of $482.1 million.
In Nevada, some of the most stable jobs in the field have been with the slot suppliers. For those seeking to become game developers, one challenge has been that students under 21 don’t have the opportunity to study a lot of games in the field. In Nevada and many states, the legal gambling age is 21.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is set to hold a workshop Thursday on letting patrons register remotely for cashless wagering accounts.

Macau casino operators finally got an answer to their question on the Special Administrative Region’s plans for the gaming license renewal process.
The American Gaming Association’s Hall of Fame has announced its 2020 and 2021 classes.
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